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  3. The most famous painter in Victoria’s history is Emily Carr. When she was a

The most famous painter in Victoria’s history is Emily Carr. When she was a

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问题     The most famous painter in Victoria’s history is Emily Carr. When she was a child, she discovered that walking in the woods【1】more to her than playing with other children, and that she was more interested in【2】the streets of old Victoria than playing at home with【3】and spending her time making up.
    Emily was a cute little girl who spent【4】of her childhood in Beacon Hill Park,【5】was very close to her home. Drawing【6】her, and she also liked to play with the pets. She had ducks and chickens, and even【7】a monkey. She was【8】interested in the First Nations people and the Chinese people she saw in Victoria’s Chinatown. Their culture and way of dressing seemed so【9】from her own.
    As she became a young, strong and【10】woman, Emily began to go on long trips into the forests to【11】and draw what she saw. She loved the free and simple【12】of the First Nations people. In the summer of 1895 she went on【13】with two other women to【14】the wilderness along the Cowichan River that runs through Duncan,【15】north of Victoria.
    She knew more about their lifestyle and the forests of B. C. than【16】other European woman. When you look at her paintings, you can sense the【17】of these dark, mysterious forests. Her paintings are now very famous and,【18】the dark colors may not be attractive to some people, they【19】the beauty and mystery of the deep woods and the skill of a great artist. Emily was a very brave and independent woman. She walked through the woods alone, even though she knew that bears and wolves might be her only【20】. [br]
选项 A、an adventure
B、an exploitation
C、a tour
D、an expedition
答案 D
解析 本题考核的知识点是：名词辨析。adventure意为“冒险”，强调危险性很大；exploitation意为“开发，剥削”；tour意为“一般意义上的旅行”；expedition意为“远征，探险”，带有一定的目的性。根据文章，Emily与同伴的行程是寻找旷野，因此D为最佳答案。
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